tarsus – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
Tarsus
n.
city in Turkey
tarsus
n.
one of the bones of the ankle (Anatomy, Zoology)
Tarsus
Tarsus may refer to:
In
geography:
tarsus
Noun
1. the part of the foot of a vertebrate between the metatarsus and the leg; in human beings the bones of the ankle and heel collectively
(hypernym) skeletal structure
(part-holonym) vertebrate foot, pedal extremity
(part-meronym) cuboid bone
Tarsus (der)
nm.
tarsal, ankle bone
Tarsus
(n.)
The foot of an insect or a crustacean. It usually consists of form two to five joints.
(n.)
The ankle; the bones or cartilages of the part of the foot between the metatarsus and the leg, consisting in man of seven short bones.
(n.)
A plate of dense connective tissue or cartilage in the eyelid of man and many animals; -- called also tarsal cartilage, and tarsal plate.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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